Bottle-washing machine.



I. G. NIELSEN.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE. :APPLIOATIOR FILED mm: 23,1913.

Patentq d Apr. 14,1914.

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I. G. NIELSEN.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

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BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

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BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, IVER C. NIELSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at thicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottleashing Machines,of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a bottlewashingmachine, embodying certain new and useful improvements over any machinenow upon the market, the machine being of that type in which a liquid orfluid is injected into the interior of each bottle, and in which, also,a rotating brush forced inside of each bottle, thus to cleanse the same.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end elevation of the machine; Fig. 2 isa side elevation looking toward the left Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detailedsectional view showing the mounting of the injecting spindles; Fig. atis a detailed view showing a part of the rinsing devices; Fig. 5 is adetailed view in elevation, of one end of the rotating spider upon whichthe bottle-receiving receptacles are supported, together with the camfor controlling the angle of inclination of said bottle-receivingreceptacles; Fig. 6 is a detailed view showing part of the mechanism forintermittently rotating the spider; Fig. 7 is a section on the line BB,(Fig. 6) the bottle-holders appearing in elevation; Fig. 8 is a sectionon the line A-A, Fig. 5; and Fig. 9 is a section on the line DD, Fig. 1.

T he bottles 1, which are to be cleaned by the machine, are eachreceived within a bottle-receiving receptacle 2, which receptacles areshaped so as to conform to the shape of the mouths of the bottles. Thecup-like receptacles 2 are arranged upon the rotating spider incircumferential and longitudinal rows. in the drawings and simply by wayof example, there are six circumferential rows (Fig. 2) and 28longitudinal rows, but obviously these numbers may be varied at will.

The spider which supports the cup-shaped receptacles 2, is formed by twoannular disks 3, one such disk being at each end of the machine.Extending from one disk to the other are plates-4-, which plates areprovided with perforations (not shown) through which the mouths of thebottles are Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 23, 1913.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914. Serial No. 775,244.

adapted to project (Figs. 5, 7, 8). At each end of each plate 4: is anangle bracket 5 (Fig. 8), and a pin or shaft 6, extending through aperforation in the annular member 3. Each shaft 6 carries a crank 7bearing roller 8, which rollers are adapted to travel in the groove orslot of the channel iron 9 (Figs. 1 and 5), which member 9 is suitablybent so as to serve as a cam and which is secured in any suitable mannerto the framework 10 of the machine and which is fixed against rotarymovement. The annular members 3 and the straps or plates 4 which arepivoted thereto, together constitute the rotary spider upon which thebottlereceiving cups 2 are retained. Said spider is not mounted upon acentral shaft nor provided with spokes, but the weight of the entirespider instead is carried upon the pulleys or wheels 11, there being twosuch wheels at each end of the machine, upon which the annular members 3rest. The pulleys 11 may be grooved as at 12, and the bands 3 receivedwithin the grooves, thus to prevent longitudinal movement of the spider.The pulleys 11 are carried upon shaft-s 13 which are secured to theframework 10. By means hereinafter more par ticularly described, thespider is driven with an intermittent rotary movement, its path oftravel being indicated by the arrows (Figs. 5 and 6) and the wei ht ofthe spider and of the bottles thereupon is borne by the wheels 11 alone.

Because of the fact that the bottle-receiving receptacles 2 arepivotally mounted upon the spider, said receptacles are permitted torock back and forth within certain predetermined limits, and this is oneof the most important features of novelty of the machine. If thebottle-receiving receptacles 2 were fixed upon the spider, the bottleswould always be disposed radially, but because of the fact that the cups2 are pivotally mounted, the bottles are adapted from time to time to'beheld vertically, and not necessarily radially. The rocking motion of thecups 2 and of the plates 4 is caused by the rollers 8 riding in thatpart of the cam-slot 9 shown in Fig. 5. )Vhen a roller 8 is within thatpart of the cam designated 13 in Fig. 5, the bottles will be heldradially, but as any particular roller traverses those sections of thecam designated 14, 15, and 16, the particular strap 4% controlled by anygiven roller 8 is rocked to vertical position (Figs. land 5). Thecam-slot is shown as being so arranged that three longitudinal rows ofbottles are held vertically at the same time. The particular bottle atthe left of the line A..-l (Fig. 5) is radially disposed, but when saidbottle has passed the line A-A, it will be vertically disposed and willso remain until it reaches the position indicated for the second bottlefrom the right (Fig. 5).

The pipes or tubes 17, of which there are three longitudinal rows, areadapted to be presented to the bottles and to move toward or away fromthe bottles. Said pipes or tubes are supported by avertically-reciprocating frame and hence the tubes of each row move inunison and in the paths of travel all parallel to each other. If therewere only one row of tubes 17, said row could be disposed radially ofthe spider, and could be moved toward or away from the bottles when thebottles happened to register with the tubes, but, as clearly shown inFig. 1 of the drawings, only one row of tubes 17 is radially disposed,the other rows being parallel to the middle or radial row, and theobject of rocking the bottles so that three rows at a time are disposedvertically, is to cause said rows to be in axial alinement andregistration with the vertical tubes 17. The cam 9 or that part thereofshown in Fig. 5 rocks the bottles in the three rows at the top of themachine and causes all of the bottles in the top three rows to assumeand remain in vertical position. The tubes or pipes 17 are adapted toinject fluid or liquid into the bottles which respectively register withthose tubes, and in a machine constructed according to the showing ofthe drawings, each bottle is presented successively to three tubes. Thetubes may all inject the same solution, or each tube may inject adifferent solution. More specifically, of those bottles shown in Fig. 1,the lefthand bottle of the three vertical bottles will first bepresented to the left-hand tube 17 and will remain so presented longenough to enable said tube 17 to perform its part of the cleansingprocess. By means hereinafter described, the spider which carries thebottles is rotated 1/28 of a revolution, which carries the left-handvertical bottle to the position indicated for the center verticalbottle, and the bottle in that position is adapted to be presented tothe middle tube 17. A second partial revolution of p the spider carriesthe middle vertical bottle to the position of the third vertical bottleand in registration with the right-hand tube 17, and the cam-slot 9 isso arranged as to hold said three bottles vertical during all the timethat the bottles are above the tubes 17 Another partial revolution ofthe spider, however, will carry the right-hand vertical bottle to apoint beyond the tubes 17, in

which position the bottle will again be radially disposed, as shown forthe second bottle from the right, Fig, '5.

As just stated, the tubes 17 are adapted to move vertically toward oraway from the bottles. Each tube 17 is slotted at 18 and is retainedwithin the water jacket 19, which water jacket is adapted to rise andfall, together with the tubes 17. The tubes are rotatable within theacket and suitable glands 20 and 21 prevent leakage of the fluid. Aflexible pipe 22 enters the water jacket and supplies water underpressure, which water passes into the tubes throughthe slots 18 andthence upwardly where it is injected into the bottles. At its top eachtube carries a cup 24 adapted to receive and guide .themouth of thebottle, which cup may be made of soft rubber or the like, so as toprevent chipping of the glass. Within each tube 17 is a brush, notshown, which brush will project into the mouth of the bottle andbe'rotated within the bottle at the same time that the water isbeinginjected therethrough. Beneath each cup 24 is a spring 25 which allowsthe machine to adjust itself to minor irregularities, which spring isheld between the cup 2% and the frame 26.

Secured to the framework 10 are the posts 28 which support the curvedplate 28, the object of which is to limit the upward movement of thebottles. The plate may be adjusted as in the full line position (Fig. 1)for short bottles and raised to the dotted line position for the tallbottles, and said plate serves to hold those bottles which arevertically disposed in position and tightly seated against the cups 24.

To the water-jacket 19 the pin 29 is fastened; a crank 30 pivoted at 31,is connected by a link 32 to the water-jacket 19.

At 33 the crank 30 is pivoted to the pitman 3 1 and as the pitman isoperated the crank 30 is adapted to move from the full line position,Fig. 1, to the dotted line position and thus elevate the water-jacket 19and all of the tubes 17 causing the upper ends of said tubes to engagethe bottles which are then vertically disposed.

In order to secure the rotation of the tubes 17, each tube carries aworm gear 35 and each gear 35 meshes with and is driven by a worm 36,the worms 36 being carried upon a shaft 37. At one end of shaft 37 thereis a pulley 38, over which the belt 39 passes, which belt 39 is drivenfrom a shaft 40. In this Way the continuously rotatingshaft 40 producescontinuous rotation of the tubes 17. Near their upper ends the tubes 17and the mechanism for driving same are supported by the plates 42which'are fixed to the machine, The water-jacket 17 and plates 26 p areconnected together by rods 43 so that the water-jacket and the plates 26rise and fall 1n unison.

The machine is constructed so that the spider which carries the bottlesreceives an intermittent rotary movement and at each such motion themachine must advance 1/28 of a complete revolution. It will be notedthat Fig. 5 is a view taken near the upper right-hand corner of Fig. andthat Fig. 6 is taken near the lower left-hand corner of Fig. 2, for thecam-slot 9 is required at only one end of the machine. At the lefthandend of the machine, Fig. 2, the pivots (3 do not carry the cranks 7 butare provided merely with rollers 4st. The arm i5 is adapted toreciprocate longitudinally (Fig. 6) and to said arm 15 at 47 the pawl 48is pivoted, which pawl has the beveled edge &9, and carries thecounterweighted end 50. As the arm 45 moves from the dotted lineposition to the full line position (Fig. 6), being guided by thebrackets 51, the edge 52 of the pawl engages a roller 44 and thusrotates the spider for a distance corresponding to the length of travelof said arm 45. When the arm 1-5 moves from left to right, however, thebeveled face 4.9 will ride upon the next or adjoining rollers 44., andthe pawl will be tripped upon its pivot 47, but when same has passed theroller 44:, the pawl will drop to dotted line position where its edge 52will engage the second roller 44:. In thismanner the necessaryintermittent rotary movement is communicated to the spider. The spiderwill, obviously, remain at rest during the time that the bar 4L5 istraveling from left to right, but the spider will rotate when the bar ismoving from right to left.

In order to reciprocate the bar to the same is pivoted at 53 to the link5a, which link is pivoted at 55 to the framework 10; said link carries apin or stud 56, which cooperates with a wheel 57 carried at one end ofthe main shaft 58. Said wheel 57 bears the heart cam 59 by which the pin56 is guided. When the parts are in the position of Fig. 1, the heartcam 59 will have forced the rocking link 54 to the position indicated infull. lines in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 6, but as the shaft 58continues to rotate, the arm 54 and bar 45 will be moved from right toleft in both of said figures. The main driving shaft 58 is drivencontinuously by the sprocket-wheel 60, over which the chain (31 isadapted to travel, and in this manner the continuous rotation of theshaft 58 is translated into intermittent longitudinal movement of thebar 45 and into intermittent rotary movement of the bottle carryingspider.

The tubes 17 must be elevated and pre sented to the bottles while thespider is at rest. It will be obvious from preceding description, thatwhen the pitman 34: descends, the tubes 17 will he raised. At its lowerend (Fig. 1) the pitman as is pivoted at 63 to the worm gear 64:, whichworm gear meshes with and is driven by the worm 65 carried upon theshaft 66 (Figs. 1 and 9). The shaft 6'? which is connected to the shaft4L0 by the miter gears 68 and 69, rotates contained within a casing 72.The shaft 10 is c driven by a belt passing over the pulley 7 3. hen theparts are as shown in Fig. 9, the shafts 66 and 6? will be disconnectedfrom each other, but when the head TO moves in the direction of thearrow (Fig. 9) the clutch will cause said shafts G6 and 67 to rotate inunison. The head 70 is connected to a yoke 74: pivoted at 75 and a link7 6 pivoted at 77 to the member 54:, moves the yoke 74.- toward theright or toward the left in accordance with the movements of saidpivoted arm 54:. l Vhen the parts are in the full line )osition (Fig. 1)or the dotted line position (Fig. 6) the clutch will be unlocked and theshaft 66 will remain idle, the tubes 17 being at that time in lowermostposition; but when the bar 45 has been moved toward the left, (Fig. 6)and when it reaches the end of its travel, the clutch will be locked,the shaft 66 will rotate, the worm gear 6 L will be driven, and in thismanner the tubes 17 will be elevated and then depressed. The shafts 66and 67 will remain locked together during the greater part of the timerequired by the cam-bearing wheel 57 to make a rotation, which length oftime will be suflicient for the vertical bottles to he presented to thetubes 17 long enough to effect a cleansing of the bottles. It will heonly for that relatively short space of time that the toe or tip T9 ofthe heart-cam is engaging the pin 50 that the clutch will be unlocked.

On the left side of Fig. 1, the soaking tank 80 is shown. This tanksupports the endless chains 81, which chains carry the bottle receivingpockets 82, the chains being driven from the same shaft 83 that drivesthe sprocket chain 61. The endless chains 81, therefore, move at a rateof speed corresponding to the rate of travel of the bottlecarryingspider. The bottles within the tank 80 are selected or grasped by thepockets 82 and are moved upwardly in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 1)the mouth of the bottle riding along the wall of the tank 80.

At 84: the wall 85 is perforated and when any bottle comes opposite theperforation 84, the bottle will drop by gravity through said perforationand will seat itself in that particular cup 2 which is then presented tothe perforation 80.

The size of the driving parts and their arrangement is such that thelength of time required to advance any bottle from one position to thenext is the same length of time required to advance the lowermost pocket82 to the position of the second pocket, and so on; hence, each timethat a cup 2 comes opposite to the opening S t, a bottle from thesoaking tank will have been raised to said opening and will droptherethrough and into the cup 2 which is waiting to receive the bottle.

After the right-hand row of vertical bottles has passed to the positionwhere they are again radially disposed, it is desirable to rinse thebottles and this is done by the pipe 86 which carries the jets 87, whichserve to spray the mouths of bottles. As the bottles continue to rotatewith the spider, they are carried downward through the upper right-handquadrant (Fig. 1) and drop off the spider after passing beyond theguides 89, as shown at the right side (Fig. 1). The bottle shown indotted lines on the right (Fig. 1) has been completely cleansed and isthen ready for filling.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Assuming that the parts arein full line position (Fig. 1) and that the shafts etO, 58, and 67 arerotating, the bar will be advanced toward the left, thus advancing thespider one step. lVhen the parts reach the full line position (Fig. 6)the clutch will be locked and the shaft 66 thus caused to rotate and therotation of this shaft will be translated by worm 65, pitman 34, andcrank 30 into vertical reciprocation of the tubes 17 which are thuspresented to the vertical bottles, thus to cleanse the same. The shaft(36 will remain in motion so that the tubes 17 are either rising orfalling during about 9/10 of a complete revolution of the camwheel 57,during which time the devices for rotating the spider remain at rest,but once during each complete revolution of the camwheel 57, the bar 45will be reciprocated and the spider advanced. and during thisreciprocation of the bar 45, the shaft 66 and all parts driven therebyremain at rest.

The drawings show and the specification describes one specificembodiment of the invention, but it should be understood that anychanges in the details of construction and arrangement of parts. may bemade without departing from the scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bottle-washing machine, comprising a rotatable spider, means forrotating the same. a plurality of longitudinal and circumferential rowsof bottlc-holders each longitudinal row being pivotally mounted uponsaid spider, bottle washing means adapted to be presented to said bottleholders and means for causing the topmost rows of bottles to standparallel each to the other.

A bottle-holder comprising a rotatable spider, a plurality oflongitudinal and circumferential rows of bottle-holders, eachlongitudinal row being pivotally mounted upon said spider, a crank inconnection with each of said longitudinal rows, a cam adapted tocooperate with said cranks and thereby cause said bottle-holders to rockupon their pivots, said cam being adapted to rock a plurality of rows sothat all of thebottles of said rows are parallel to each other,bottlewashing means adapted to be presented to said bottle holders andmeans to advance the spider.

A bottle-holder comprising a spider, a plurality of longitudinal andcircumferential'rows of bottle-holders, each longitudinal row beingpivotally mounted upon said spider, a crank in connection with each ofsaid longitudinal rows, a cam adapted to cooperate with said cranks andthereby cause said bottle-holders to rock upon their pivots, said cambeing adapted to rocka plurality of rows so that all of the bottles ofsaid rows are parallel to each other, a plurality of bottle-washingtubes adapted to be presented to those bottles which are parallel toeach other, means to reciprocate said tubes toward or away from thebottles to which same are to be presented, and means, to advance thespider.

4. A bottle-holder comprising a spider, a plurality of longitudinal andcircumferential rows of bottle-holders, each longitudinal row beingpivotally mounted upon said spider, a crank in connection with each ofsaid longitudinal rows, a cam adapted to cooperate with said cranks andthereby cause said bottle-holders to rock upon theirpivots, said cambeing adapted to rock a plurality of rows so that all of the bottles ofsaid rows are parallel to each other, a movable frame, a plurality ofbottlewashing tubes carried thereby and movable therewith, means toreciprocate said frame and said tubes toward or away from the bottles towhich said tubes are to be presented, and means to advance the spider.

A bottle-holder comprising a spider, a plurality of longitudinal andcircumferential rows of bottle-holders, each longitudinal row beingpivotally mounted upon said spider, a crank in connection with each ofsaid longitudinal rows, a camadapted to coope ate with said cranks andthereby cause said bottle-holders to rock upon their pivots, said cambeing adapted to rock a plurality of rows so that all of the bottles ofsaid rows are parallel to each other, a movable frame, a plurality ofbottle-washing tubes :arried thereby and movable therewith. means toreciprocate said frame and said tubes toward or away from the bottles towhich said tubes are to be presented, means to rotate said tubes, andmeans to advance the spider.

6. A bottle-holder comprising a spider, a plurality of longitudinal andcircumferential rows of bottle-holders, each longitudinal row beingpivotally mounted upon said spider a crank in connection with each ofsaid longitudinal rows, a cam adapted to cooperate with said cranks andthereby cause said bottle-holders to rock upon their pivots, said cambeing adapted to rock a plurality of rows so that all of the bottles ofsaid rows are parallel to each other, a movable frame, a plurality ofbottle-washing tubes carried thereby and movable therewith, means toreciprocate said frame and said tubes toward or away from the bottles towhich said tubes are to be presented, means to rotate said tubes, andmeans to advance the spider, said framework embodying a fluid tank withwhich said rotating tubes are in connection.

7. A bottle-holder comprising a spider, a plurality of longitudinal andcircumferential rows of bottle-holders, each longitudinal row beingpivo-tally mounted upon said spider, a crank in connection with each ofsaid longitudinal rows, a cam adapted to cooperate with said cranks andthereby cause said bottle-holders torock upon their ivots, said cambeing adapted to rock a plurality of rows so that all of the bottles ofsaid rows are parallel to each other, a plurality of hottle-washingtubes disposed substantially parallel to each other, means to move saidtubes toward or away from the bottles to which same are to be presented,a rotating shaft, and means intermediate said shaft and said spideradapted to translate the rotation of said shaft into intermittentrotation of said spider.

8. A bottle-washinging machine comprising a spider, a plurality oflongitudinal and circumferential rows of bottles, bottle-holders carriedthereon, a plurality of bottlewashing tubes adapted to be presented tothe bottles retained in said holders, said tubes being substantiallyparallel to each other, means for moving those bottles opposite saidtubes so that said bottles, too, are parallel to each other, meansintermediate said shaft and said tubes adapted to translate the rotationof said shaft into longitudinal reciprocation of said tubes, and meansintermediate said shaft and said spider adapted to translate therotation of said shaft into intermittent rotation of said spider.

9. A bottle-washing machine comprising a spider, a plurality oflongitudinal and circumferential rows of bottle-holders pivotallycarried thereon, a plurality of bottle-washing tubes adapted to bepresented to the bottles retained in said. holders, said tubes beingsubstantially parallel to each other, means for moving those bottlesopposite said tubes so that said bottles, too, are parallel to eachother, a shaft, means intermediate said shaft and said tubes adapted totranslate the rotation of said shaft into longitudinal reciprocation ofsaid tubes, and means intermediate said shaft and said spider adapted totranslate the rotation of said shaft into intermittent rotation of saidspider, said tubeactuating means and said spider-actuating means beingadapted to operate successively but not simultaneously.

10. A bottle-washing machine comprising a spider formed of a pair ofcircular members, and a plurality of straps in pivotal relation to saidcircular members, bottle-holding cups secured upon said straps, andmeans for rocking said straps upon their pivots, said means beingadapted to cause a plurality of said straps to lie in planes parallel toeach other.

11. A bottle-holder comprising a spider formed of a pair of circularmembers, and a plurality of cup-holding supports in pivotal relation tosaid circular members, means for causing said supports to rock upontheir pivots, a movable frame, a plurality of tubes carried thereby andmovable therewith, means to reciprocate said frame and said tubes andmove same toward or away from those supports which have been rocked upontheir pivots, and means intermittingly to rotate the spider.

12. A bottleholder comprising a spider formed of a pair of circularmembers, and a plurality of cup-holding supports in pivotal relation tosaid circular members, a cam adapted to cooperate with said cup-holdingsupports, thereby to rock the same upon their pivots, a movable frame, aplurality of bottle-washing tubes carried thereby and movable therewith,means to reciprocate said frame and said tubes and move same toward oraway from those supports which have been actuated by the cam, and meansintermittingly to rotate the spider.

13. A bottle-washing machine comprising a spider, a plurality oflongitudinal and circumferential rows of bottle-holders carriedthereupon, a plurality of bottle-washing tubes adapted to be presentedto the bottles retained in said holders, means for rocking certain ofsaid bottle-holders upon their pivots, the number of bottle-holderswhich are so rocked at any one time corresponding to the number oftubes, a shaft, means intermediate said shaft and said tubes, adapted totranslate the rotation of said shaft, into longitudinal reciprocation ofsaid tubes, means to advance the spider, and means ac tuated by thespider-actuating means adapted to release the connection between thetube-actuating means and the shaft.

14. A bottle-washing machine comprising a rotatable spider, means forrotating the same, a plurality of longitudinal and a plurality ofcircumferential rows of bottleholders pivotally mounted thereupon,bottle-washing means adapted to be presented to said bottle-holders, acrank in connection with each longitudinal row, and a cam having onebend near the top on one side of the spider, said cranks being adaptedto cooperate with and be actuated by said cam.

15. A bottle-washing machine comprising a rotatable spider, means forrotating the same, a plurality of longitudinal and a plurality ofcircumferential rows of bottle-holders pivotally mounted thereupon,bottlewashing means adapted to be presented to said bottle-holders, acam disposed perpendicularly to the axis of the spider, and hav:

the axis, and means adapted to cooperate with and be actuated by saidcam, said means being adapted to actuate said bottle-holders. Intestimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses. IVER O. NIELSEN. Vitnesses I GEORGE A. MASTERS, R0131. KLoTz.

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